tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post2772232113014266306..comments2015-03-03T12:52:09.319-05:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Noel Sickles Pays the BillsLeif Penghttps://plus.google.com/111672213320663226648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-43793530226676463452008-12-12T03:39:00.000-05:002008-12-12T03:39:00.000-05:00As for me, I'm not in the least bored, looking at ...As for me, I'm not in the least bored, looking at those depictions.<BR/><BR/>Their message holds true to the day and is brought home most graphically and vivid. Still today one might do a management seminar around those depictions.Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-83344326283497938002008-12-10T01:52:00.000-05:002008-12-10T01:52:00.000-05:00I think I would like these better if they were jus...I think I would like these better if they were just done more quickly. In Sickles' best work, the brush doesn't touch the paper a moment more than it has to. Perhaps the art director asked for more polish?<BR/><BR/>Either way, the new Sickles book is my new favorite book.Paolo Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088106827920011644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-20072487214027419292008-12-09T22:26:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:26:00.000-05:00Right on, Tom. I was always 'this brush for hire'...Right on, Tom. I was always 'this brush for hire' kind of an illustrator....as long as the client paid the bills on time! I've rarely seen an assignment that couldn't be improved, challenged, or doing, as the recent pop phrase went, 'putting lipstick on a pig'. Was impressed to see the Sickles style on those ads. Where I parted with his low opinion of Whitcomb, and the 'boy/girl' illustrators.... can you imagine how Sickles would have handled a romantic boy/girl ad for Whitman Candies? I can't. Also can't imagine Whitcomb painting a Civil War battle scene! Kaiser used to have cement trucks with a sign, 'Find a need and fill it!' Both those talented illustrators did just that.CHARLIE ALLENnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-39248405161951442292008-12-09T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:34:00.000-05:00Right on Leif. My thought is that in spite of how ...Right on Leif. My thought is that in spite of how boring the subject is, and the lack of creativity those American Airline freight ads have, they must have been effective or they wouldn't have spent so much money on a whole series. What is boring to us, may communicate to the people in the business it is directed to. <BR/><BR/>As an Art Director/Illustrator and later a Creative Director, I would sometimes have to create ads that damn near put me to sleep, but they were very successful for the client and the agency. Sometimes my creative efforts would be circumvented or diluted by "client concerns". They knew their product or service and their market, and that couldn't be ignored. They were paying the bills, and all the A.D. or C.D. could do is make recommendations, based on client input and material. Advertising was a "team sport". Fortunately, the boring jobs were the exception, not the rule. <BR/><BR/>In the early 50's, advertising illustration was not very creative or innovative, especially business to business advertising, so illustrators didn't expect it to be a creative cake walk. <BR/><BR/>I never understood why many people in the creative field think they should have total freedom on every job they do, regardless of client facts or expertise. I took pride in being adaptable enough to produce an effective professional ad or illustration for the client, as attractive and creative as I could possibly make it, and meet my deadline. That can often be more of a challenge than being given total freedom to do as you please.<BR/><BR/>Tom Watson <BR/> <BR/> Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.com